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grouse M observsd In Northern N. Y.— "Ladoc." ix,25, 469 — 

 " Habits of the Rufled Grouae " near New Haven, Conn.— R. T. 

 M.(orris). ix., 25, 469—" Habitslof the Ruffed Grouse " near Rutland, 

 Vt.— 8. E. Barnhdm. ix., 26, 489— From observations made atBlkharf, 

 Ind., he finds not over one-third killed are males — "Sanger." x., 5, 76 — 

 Account of their habits in White County (Iowa). — "Monon." 

 "x., 5, 76— Account of their drumming habits in Minnesota — B. i., 

 5, 76 — Account of their drumming habits in Connecticut — " Yankee." 

 X., 5, 76— Habits and Drumming in New York State — M. A. B. x., 5, 

 76^— Concerning their habic of alighting in a tree — Philip C. Rogers. 

 X., 7, 117 — Habits as observed in Vermont — ' Sf.nnstead." x., 7, 117 

 ^-Account of their drumning — J. P. x., 7, 117 — They will alight 

 on trees — Jos. Scott, x., 7, 117 — Shot a large specimen which they 

 call King Partridgr- T. S. S. x:, 7, 117— More about King Pari ridges 

 — M. X., 9, 156 — Habits as observed in Conn — W. H. W.(illiam8). x., 

 12,315 — Ilabis of this species ia New England — " Ruffed Grouse " 

 (Continued at p. 274). x.,12, 215 — .Vboutthnr drumming habitia9<io- 

 ticedin Vermont — "Awahsoose." x , 12, 215 — A female shot in the 

 act of drumming— D. C. M. x., 14, 356— Have been shot in the 

 Brown Sand Hills in the centre of the Staked Plains, Texas ; they 

 have only appeared there within two years, as observed by an army 

 officer. X., 26, 503— Two nests found at Elmira, N. Y., April 3, 1878, 

 one with 11 the other 13 eggs — E. B. Gleaaon. xi., 3, 47 — Kare<it 

 Feotone, III.; a lew taken iu winter — D. H. Eaton, x*., 7, 131 — 

 Concerning their drumming — " Penobscot." xi., 16, 321 — Eccen- 

 tricities of the ruffed grouse — "Awahsoose." xii., 6, 106 — Drumming 

 on a log all throusrh summer — C. Hart Merriam. xii., 7. 1^6— Seen 

 during a trip this winter ('78' 79) through the Province of Quebec, Can- 

 ada — Everett Smith, xii., ID, 185 — Noticg I liat many birds are affect- 

 ed by vermin, wrongly called grouse ticks, xii., 13, 345 — Verycommon 

 in Nova Scotia — J. Matthew Jones, xii , 15, 385 — Respecting their 

 drumming— "Antler." xii., 17, 326— M. W. Clark, of Danville 

 Junction, Me., has three (2 female and 1 mule) domesticated, that have 



laid eggs and are setting . xii., 18, 347 — Very few anywhere 



in the Cherokee region, Northern Qa. — Maurice Thompson. ■ 



Botanrns minor. Bittern; i., 7, 105— Short account of this species by the 

 Editors, ii. , 7, 103 — This species has the peculiar under tuft of fila- 

 ments on the breast by which it probably givia forth the light at night — 

 "Homo" (Chas. S. Westcott). iii., 13, 196— The only member of the 

 family that visits Newfoundland, where they are called "corker" 

 from the resemblance of iheir note to the noise of driving oakum — M. 

 Harvey, iii., 33, 357 — One shot about Jan. 5, 1875, in an orchard in 

 Salem, Mas'". — " Teal " (R. L. Newcomb). vi., 9, 133— Arrive in Mass. 

 between April 1 and 10 — J. A. Allen, vi., 15, 339 — Common at 

 -Salem, Mass., May 7, 1876.—" Teal " (R. L. Newcomb). vi. , 21, 338— 

 Found a nest with seven eggs at Peotone, 111., June 3, 1876 — D. H. 

 Eaton, vi., 32, 354^A.rrived at HoUis, N. H., May 13, 1874: April 

 17,1875; April 13. 1876— W. H. Fox. vi., 34, 386— Arrived in 

 Riverdale, N. Y., May 13, 1876— E. P. Bicknell. vi., 34, 387— 

 Known at Peotone, 111., as the "Thunder pump " — I). H. Eaton, 

 vi., 36, 418— Noticed at Salem, Mass. , May 7, 1876— "Teal" (R. L. New- 

 comb). vii., 2, 30 — Common on the meadows near Trenton, N. J., 

 June 5-30, 1876 — C. C. Abbott, vii., 4, 52 — Common in S'lmmer in 

 Central N. Y., and breeds. — H. G. Fowler, vii., 10, 147 — Very com- 

 mon at Ann Arbor, Mich.; arrives April 1-10; eggs are laid from 

 June 1-10; nest placed in bushes about four feet from the ground; 

 begin to depart about -'ept. 1, and all are gone by the last of Oct.^-A. 

 B. Covert, vii., 14, 313— Called " Plunkett " by the gunners in Ply- 

 mouth Bay, Mass.— P. C. Browne, vii., 35. 389— T&en in South- 

 eastern Wyoming, April 33 1875— A. G. Brackett. . viii., 10, 146— 

 Common iu summer at Webster, N. H,; probably breeds — Chas. F. 



